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“He'll” or “Heal” or “Heel”

he'll / heal / heel are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

he'll hh·IY·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

heal hh·IY·l

  • verbget healthy again.

heel hh·IY·l

  • nounthe bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation.
  • nounthe back part of the human foot.
  • nounone of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread.
  • nounthe lower end of a ship's mast.
  • noun(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft.
  • verbfollow at the heels of a person.
  • verbperform with the heels.
  • verbstrike with the heel of the club.
  • verbput a new heel on.
Usage

Examples in context

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“he'll”

  • …referred to as "hell upon earth".
  • …Murray, Debbie Harry and Richard Hell.
  • …multiple legs spanning over multiple continents.
  • 162: Colors of Hell
  • …media manager and removed the post.
  • "Unleash Hell" (2003)
  • 011: Anvil of Hell (March 1988)
  • …ran a "Confessional" competition on Facebook.
  • …by the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network.
  • …lead that was still extremely hot.

“heal”

  • …the former Phalanx zones to heal infected people with Tyro's lifeglow…
  • …library and he begins to heal in the same manner as…
  • Heal, Bridget.
  • The back muscles can usually heal themselves within a couple of…
  • …physician and the brothers to heal the men those in the…
  • Heal Thyself ... Doris Green (2012…
  • …co-authors of The Courage to Heal (1988), are described as "champions…
  • …the marriage would help to heal the relationship between the cities…
  • …and environmentally friendly methods to heal them.
  • …that the gods refused to heal him because they knew Caracalla's…

“heel”

  • He would soon turn heel again, joining the remnants of…
  • …year Evtimov led his Tar Heel team in rebounds and points…
  • Best Heel (1990)
  • …with a Cuban or Louis heel, which could be pull-on, or…
  • …that order, are his Achilles' heel.
  • …grisly grinding of the avenger's heel into the dead Milverton's bespectacled…
  • …after a beatdown from the heel faction Monster Army (Mark Coleman,…
  • …get the win, turning him heel in the process and accompanied…
  • …proved to be its Achilles heel.
  • …Van Vlissingen en Dudok van Heel, later Koninklijke Fabriek van Stoom-…

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